Emergency Management/GIS Department | 3 CC - Certificate of Completion | 6 months

You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:

• Create high-quality digital maps using GIS, LIDAR and CAD data
• Understand and successfully use many aspects of the ArcGIS software
• Create and design advanced Geodatabases for use in GIS

Careers

Career opportunities may include:

• GIS technician,
• GIS analyst,
• mapping technician
• survey
• remote sensing technician.

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PROGRAM CODE: CC.GIS

This certificate offers instruction in GIS software, geography, data analysis, cartography, remote sensing, data collection, database theory, and programming.   

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• apply geographic knowledge and GIS software techniques to create high quality analysis, data, applications, and maps;
• design and create geodatabases; 
• automate geoprocessing tools to manipulate, generate, display, and analyze GIS data;
• analyze and interpret remotely sensed data including aerial and satellite imagery, LIDAR and GPS data;
• apply programming skills to create and customize applications and tools.